In this video we will deal with the acoustic piano. Of all the acoustic instruments, you will notice, it will turn out to be among the most complex to record. Even if virtual enthusiasts will tend to snub it for costs, management, etc., also due to the effect of a good performer, the acoustic instrument is still today unparalleled for dynamics, depth of sound, sonic character.
I find this video very effective didactically. Microphone a acoustic piano it is not easy and there is no single technique that can be effective compared to others, as could possibly be argued in the other previous videos.
Certainly the sound engineers who had to deal with it, to partially grasp the spatiality of the instrument, could not avoid applying stereophonic recording techniques such as X / Y, The ORTF, The M / S (Mid /Side), etc. In fact, even in this video, some of them are presented and this will allow us to understand how to use a pair of microphones, in case you need to record the sound in stereo.
The task of presenting it to us, from the classical and notional executive point of view, has been entrusted to M ° Roberto Santarsiere: for the modern part it is the same Pasquale Faggiano to propose different riffs in a jazz style.
Regarding the use of microphones, the choices made by Pasquale Faggiano del RecoaStudio, are to be taken as a purely operational suggestion, it being understood that for a correct stereo recording it would be appropriate to extend to the use of a pair of identical condenser microphones. Keep in mind that the videos date back several years: today the market conditions and product offerings have changed radically compared to then.
At this point all that remains is to get comfortable, turn on the reference monitors (we avoid headphones or computer speakers) and enjoy this new video production by RPM Edizioni.
See you soon!
